I cut the recipe in half and it still made enough to fill a 9" square cake tin. The cake is delicious, but very soft and crumbly, more like a brownie - not your usual gingerbread cake texture. I made a dark chocolate ganache icing because I didn't have any ginger ale on hand, but have put it on the shopping list for next time.To enter your own spicy, sugary treat, go to this month's SHF host - the fabulous Dessert First - for all the details.Sugar High Friday was created by Jennifer at The Domestic Goddess. You can see all the previous themes here.

Thank you so much for the tip about recipezaar table setting forum. I am looking into it as I write. I only did 'Diner en Blanc', but there are so many wonderful ideas that all the ladies and a few gentlemen(55 tables in all) did, I wanted to share what I felt were the most interesting and helpful. Thank you again.

Your little camera turns out some mighty fine pictures :) The drizzle of chocolate is almost hypnotic! I made a pear and ginger upside pudding for SHF but I haven't had the time to post it. Thanks for the reminder.

thank you for your kind comment! yep, my macarons tasted good... it's a good thing the tongue judges by taste and not looks! the icing on your gingebread cake looks so good, there is no way to go wrong wtih dripping chocolate!